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    ak47 mag dimension

    I have a zastava pap. I am trying to find out the dimensions of a normal after market ak mag (7.62x39). Say a 20 or 30 round mag. Really need to know the width of the mag that is inserted into the receiver. The pap uses a single stack 10 round. Of course 10 rounds is never enough.
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    Yugoslavian AK-47

    did a little research. zastava pap is a stamped receiver. still trying to get the mag question answered.
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    Yugoslavian AK-47

    eaa ak -47 be patient and ask your gun dealer about the eaa zastava pap. It is serbian made with one of the nicest wood stocks I have ever seen. Extremely high quality. I am inquiring about the receiver make. I actually think it might be a milled receiver. I work at a gun shop so I paid...
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    Let's talk about Bullet casting

    if your looking to buy lead and tin because there is known locally available look on ebay. Recently I bought 28 pounds of lead ingots that came from wheel weights for about $1/lbs. after shipping. Also can find tin and other metals for alloying if working with pure lead. Wheel weights make...
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    Anyone ordered from Factory Sales lately

    Good luck, I have had an order with them for over 5 weeks now. A few bullet molds and some handles for the molds. Previously I had the same order with midway and the same thing. I gave up after the backorder date kept moving. Anything that has to do with ammo has gotten rediculous to find...
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    Combustible Paper Cartridges?

    Coffee filter work great to make saltpeter fuses. It should also work great for the use of making paper cartridges. I have been expirementing with making my own 44 cal. pellets just for the purpose of premade cartidges attached to mini ball. I use equal parts of water to kno3. Water needs to...
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    Homemade BP

    The process I have been using is to ball mill all ingredients for about 24 hours. The fine powder is then mixed with a 50/50 h2o/alcohol mix that has been heat to about 200 degrees. Small amounts of this solution are added to powder to get a clay like consistency. The powder clay is then...
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    Homemade BP

    Recently a few friens and i have decided to start making our own BP. Mainly due to the fact that ammunition has become costly and hard to get. I have been a reloader of cartidge rounds since I could walk but even these components are getting hard to find. If you don't beleive me look at all...
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